Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Freightliner Cascadia

3AKJHHDR7MSML2431 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK

Carriers run under2

32 mo

Inspections6

all-time

OOS inspections2

of 6

First seen09/13/2023

Last seen05/29/2026

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months

A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 3AKJHHDR7MSML2431
Make: Freightliner
Model: Cascadia
Model year: 2021
Body class: Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type: TRUCK
GVWR: Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at: 06/26/2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/13/2023 – 05/29/2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
05/29/2026	IN	III · Driver-only	1	—	SHORTHORN LLC 3856749	81033Z/WI
04/30/2026	MO	II · Walk-around	0	—	SHORTHORN LLC 3856749	81033Z/WI
03/10/2025	NC	II · Walk-around	1	OOS	SHORTHORN LLC 3856749	810332/WI
02/12/2025	SD	III · Driver-only	0	—	SHORTHORN LLC 3856749	81033Z/WI
09/22/2023	NM	II · Walk-around	2	OOS	UNITRANS INC 2083725	P1064425/IL
09/13/2023	SD	III · Driver-only	0	—	UNITRANS INC 2083725	P1064425/IL

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
SHORTHORN LLC	3856749	02/12/2025	05/29/2026	4	WI
UNITRANS INC	2083725	09/13/2023	09/22/2023	2	IL

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
81033Z	WI	—	SHORTHORN LLC	02/12/2025 → 05/29/2026	3
810332	WI	—	SHORTHORN LLC	03/10/2025 → 03/10/2025	1
P1064425	IL	—	UNITRANS INC	09/13/2023 → 09/22/2023	2

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/26/2026